Canopy



@at 5, 1&4 F. R. THOMPSON ETAL CANOPY 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 27,1950 FIGA INVENTORS FRANK R. THOMP$0N a WlLLIAM D. BELL y w A T T O R NE Y S @m 5 194 F. R. THOMPSON ETAL 2,690,599

CANOPY Filed July 27, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVENTORS FRANK R.THOMPSON a WILLIAM 0. BELL AT TGRNEYS @610 5, 195% F. R. THOMPSON ETAL,5

CANOPY Filed July 27, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 I 5 INVENTORS I FRANK R.THOMPSON BY & WILLIAM o. BELL a a /Q.

ATTORNEYS ct 5, 1954 F. R. THOMPSON ETAL. 2,590,599

CANOPY 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed July 27, 1950 INVENWRS FRAN K R THOM PbONif ATTORNEZS Patented Oct. 5, 1954 CANOPY Frank R. Thompson and WilliamD. Bell, Akron, Ohio, assignors to The Falls Stamping and WeldingCompany, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a

corporation of Ohio Application July 27, 1950, Serial No. 176,139

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in canopies, awnings and the likeof the prefabricated type which are preferably formed of metal, andwhich after assembly may be quickly and easily installed over a door orother opening of a home or other building.

Among the objects of this invention are the provisions of a novel canopyconstruction formed of relatively few parts which may be quicklyassembled by a houseowner and erected in any desired location; which isattractive, permanent and a desirable addition to a building; whichthough of relatively light weight is sturdy and compact; and whichobviates the use of screws or the like in assembling the component partsof the canopy, although screws or other fastening means may be utilizedto secure the assembled canopy to a building.

Further objects are to provide a canopy of the character referred tohaving arched roof sections terminating at their meeting ends withchanneled portions joined together with a channeled ridge strip whichmay be quickly slid into position holding the roof sections together; acanopy in which each roof section is bent inwardly longitudinallythereof at spaced intervals to create an impression of a plurality ofslanting strips; a canopy in which each roof section has a channeledportion adjacent its outer end to which channeled side pieces may beslidably joined; a canopy with roof sections having channeled portionsadjacent their front edges to which a channeled front piece may beslidably joined; and a canopy having angled bars adjacent its rear edgeswhich may be utilized in conjunction with a hanger plate to secure theassembled canopy to a building wall.

A. further object is to provide a modified form of canopy or awninghaving all the features of the first form, except that the channeledfront piece is omitted from the structure to allow the roof sections tobe secured in arched position at various selected angles on the wall ofa building.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the followingdescription taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a canopy assembled and erected inaccordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a similar section taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a similar section taken substantially on line 44 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a similar section taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a partial perspective View showing the manner of assemblingthe roof sections with the front piece,

Fig. '7 is a similar view showing the manner of assembling the ridgestrip with the roof sections,

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the manner of assembling the sidepieces with the roof sections,

Fig. 9 is a similar view of a doorway over which a canopy is to beerected with the hanger plate in position to receive the assembledcanopy, and

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of a modified form of canopy or awning inwhich the front piece is omitted from the assembly.

Referring to the drawings, the canopy or awning shown in Figs. 1 to 9,inclusive, comprises a pair of metal roof sections, each of which isindicated as a whole by the numeral It, and each of which terminates atits upper end with an upwardly curled edge that forms a longitudinalchanneled portion ll. Each roof section is bent inwardly longitudinallyas indicated at 12, at a plurality of places to create the impressionthat each roof section is formed of a plurality of slanting strips 13,while actually each roof section is one piece of material. At its outerend, each roof section is bent backwardly upon itself, as indicated at Min Fig. 3, being held in such position by rivets I4, or the like, andits edge is curled downwardly to form a longitudinal channeled portion15. Adjacent the rear edge of each roof section, an angle bar It issecured thereto by rivets H, or the like, and these angle bars areutilized to secure the assembled canopy to a building, as will be laterexplained. Inwardly of its front edge, each roof section is alsoprovided with a strip i8 secured thereto by rivets 19 or the like, thatis curled downwardly to form a transverse channeled portion 20 (seeFigs. 5 and 6).

A metal front piece or plate 2! of triangular shape has its two sideedges curled outwardly to form channeled portions 22 which are slidablyreceived in the channeled portions 26 of the roof sections, while itslower edge is curled inwardly to form a channeled portion 23 (Fig. 5),for the purpose of strengthening this front piece.

The front piece 21 holds the roof sections in arched position with theirchanneled portions H adjacent each other, and a metal ridge strip 24having its longitudinal edges curled to provide a pair of channels 25slidably receives the chanv neled portions H, as indicated in Fig. 2,the arrangement being such that the ridge strip holds the roof sectionsin proper meeting or nearly meeting relation, and this ridge strip alsoserves to prevent water leaking through the space between the adjacentedges of the roof sections.

To assist in supporting the structure on a building and to enhance itsappearance, a pair of triangular metal .side pieces or plates 25 areprovided, the upper edge of each piece 26 being curled inwardlytoprovide a channeled portion 21 (Figs. 3 and 8) which is slidablyreceived in the channeled portions I adjacent each side of the awning.The lower inclined edges of the side pieces 26 are also curled inwardlyto provide channeled portions 28, for the purpose of strengthening theseside pieces. As will be observed from Fig. by having the outer endportions of the roof sections bent backwardly upon themselves in themanner shown, the side pieces 26 are permitted to hang downwardly asubstantial distance inwardly from the ends of the awning, therebyallowing substantial portions of the awning to extend beyond the sidepieces. The rear edge portions of each side piece 26 are cut and bent ata right angle to the body of the side piece (as indicated in Figs. 1 and3), and are folded to double thickness as at 2 9 to strengthen thematerial, the double thick area being provided with screw receivingopenings 38.

The manner of assembling the parts of the canopy is shown in Figs. 6' to3 inclusive. First, the roof sections I5 are joined to the front piece2| by slidably interlocking the channeled portions 20 and 22, asindicated in Fig. 6, so as to bring the roof sections into archedposition with their channeled portions I I adjacent each other. Next,the ridge strip 24 connects the roof sections together by slidablyinterlocking the channeled portions II and 25, as indicated in Fig. '7,and then the side pieces 23 are joined to the roof sections by slidablyinterlocking the channeled portions I5 and 2?, as indicated in Fig. 8.

Fig. 9 shows the upper portion of a doorway 3| over which the canopy isto be erected, and above the upper door frame member 32 a metal hangerplate 33 is secured by screws 34 to the building or other structure inwhich the doorway is formed. Plate 33 has a forwardly offset portion 35of substantially semihexagonal shape which has a forwardly directedflange 35 along its upper edges. The assembled canopy is placed inproper position by hanging the angle bars I 6 behind the offset portion35 of the hanger plate so that the bars I6 assume approximately theposition indicated in Fig. 2. This will place the bars I6 approximatelyagainst the building and permit the rear edges of the side pieces 26 tobe moved against the building, after which screws or the like may beinserted through the openings 30 in the side pieces and the openings 31in the angle bars to tightly secure the canopy to the building. Thebroken lines 38 in Fig. 9, show approximately the area of the canopywhich is in contact with the building after the canopy is properlyerected.

After the canopy has been erected, a channeled drain strip 39 ispreferably secured to the upper edge of the upper door frame member 32to catch any water that may drip from the rear of the canopy.

It will be seen that the canopy is formed of relatively few parts whichmay quickly and easily be assembled by a houseowner and erected by himin any desired location with a minimum of effort, and without the use ofscrews or similar fastening means, except in the final step of securingthe canopy to a building. The canopy is attractive in appearance andadds to the beauty of a building. Also, it can be shipped in knockeddown condition in a relatively small package.

In Fig. 10 we have shown a modified form of canopy or awning in whichthe front piece 2I is omitted. Except for the absence of this frontpiece, the canopy or awning parts shown in Fig. 10 with primed numbersare identical with their unprimed counterparts shown in Figs. 1 to 9,inclusive. In the modified form of the invention, the roof section I 0'may be arched at any desired angle (as indicated by the broken linepositions in Fig. 10) by merely turning the channeled portions I I'within the channels 25 of the ridge strip 24 until the desired positionsare obtained, after which they are secured in such positions byfastening the angle bars I6 to the building wall. In assembling theparts of the structure shown in Fig. 10, it is preferred to firstconnect the roof sections I0 together by means of the ridge strip 24',then place the angle bars I6 behind the hanger plate which has beensecured to a wall, and then secure the angle bars to the wall with theroof sections arranged at the desired angle. Lastly, the side pieces 26'are slidably connected to the roof sections and the rear faces of theside pieces are secured to the wall in the same manner as the sidepieces 26.

While we have shown and described the pre-- ferred embodiments of theinvention, it will be apparent that the invention is not limited tothese embodiments, and that changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from thescope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A prefabricated canopy of unitary structure comprising two like butoppositely faced roof sections of sheet metal having adjacent inneredges provided with upwardly curled longitudinal channeled portions, theouter end portion of each roof section being bent backwardly againstitself and terminating in a downwardly extending 1ongitudinal channeledportion located a substantial distance inwardly from said outer ends, aridge strip having downwardly curled channeled portions slidablyinterlocked with said first named channeled portions, a pair oftriangular side plates each having an inwardly curled channeled portionslidably interlocked with one of said second named channeled portions onthe roof sections so as to allow substantial portions of said roofsections to extend beyond said side plates, and means on the roofsections adjacent the rear edges thereof adapted for interengagementwith anchor means on a wall, whereby the canopy may be hung in place.

2. A prefabricated canopy of unitary structure comprising two like butoppositely faced roof sections of sheet metal having adjacent inneredges provided with upwardly curled longitudinal channeled portions,each roof section being also provided with a downwardly curledtransverse channeled portion adjacent its front edge, the outer endportion of each roof section being bent backwardly against itself andterminating in a downwardly extending longitudinal channeled portionlocated a substantial distance inwardly from said outer ends, a ridgestrip having downwardly curled channeled portions slidably interlockedwith said first named channeled portions, a triangular front platehaving outwardly curled channeled portions slidably interlocked withsaid second named channeled portions on said roof sections, a pair oftriangular side plates each having an inwardly curled channeled portionslidably interlocked with one of said third named channeled portions onthe roof sections so as to allow substantial portions of said roofsections to extend beyond said side plates, and means on the roofsections adjacent the rear edges thereof adapted for interengagementwith anchor means on a wall, whereby the canopy may be hung in place.

3. A prefabricated canopy of unitary structure comprising two like butoppositely faced roof sections of sheet metal having adjacent inneredges provided with upwardly curled longitudinal channeled portions, theouter end of each roof section being bent backwardly against itself andterminating in a downwardly extending longitudinal channeled portionlocated a substantial distance inwardly from said outer ends, a ridgestrip having downwardly curled channeled portions slidably connectedwith said first named channeled portions, the connection between saidridge strip and said first named channeled portions allowing said roofsections to be turnable with respect to said ridge strip to form an archof various selected angles, a pair of triangular side plates each havingan inwardly curled channeled portion slidably interlocked with one ofsaid second named channeled portions on the roof sec- 6 tions so as toallow substantial portions of said roof sections to extend beyond saidside plates, and means on the roof sections adjacent the rear edgesthereof adapted for interengagement with anchor means on a wall, wherebythe canopy may be hung in place.

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